India-Pakistan Rivalry in Group A
India is in Group A of the T20 World Cup 2024 with Pakistan, Ireland, USA, and Canada. Many say that India and Pakistan will easily go to the Super 8 round from this group. But if we look at Ireland’s history, the sands under our feet will not remain without shifting. Ireland has already beaten Pakistan in the 2007 ODI World Cup. Pakistan was restricted to 132 runs, reaching this score with 3 wickets to spare. A similar outcome was observed in the recent Pakistan-Ireland series, where Pakistan faced a heavy defeat in the first T20 match.20 match.
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India vs. Ireland: Past Encounters and Expectations
The Indian team, led by Jasprit Bumrah, traveled to Ireland for a series. Unfortunately, the first match was rained out, and India won the second match by 33 runs. The third match was not played due to rain, and therefore India won the series 2-0. Although Ireland’s team is weaker compared to India, they should not be taken lightly. India cannot afford to underestimate them, especially in the knockout rounds of the tournament.
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Key Players and Strategies
The match between India and Ireland will be played on June 5. There have been a total of 7 matches between India and Ireland in T20 cricket. Indian team has won all these matches. All these matches were played between 2009 and 2023. Now in 2024 for the first time, these two teams will meet each other. After 15 years, India and Ireland will play a match. Earlier, they faced each other for the first time in the 2009 T20 World Cup. Under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Team India won by 8 wickets. Then Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs not out. Now Rohit Sharma is the captain.
Both Team Squad:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan.
Ireland: Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balburnie, Curtis Camper, Gareth Delaney, George Dockerell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
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